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The Making of the League at Black Rock Mint Camp
In a tense miners meeting at Mrs Mavor’s hall sealing a night of temperance, Craig leads a pledge against whisky. Billy Breen’s raw plea and Geordie’s wary wisdom spark a push for total abstinence, ending with many men signing the pledge and Craig murmuring, Thank God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig
Black Rock
Mrs. Mavor
Mr. Craig
Union
Vernon Winten
Oxford
Dilly Breen
Billy Breen
Billy
Shaw
Nixon
Rose Au Sturdy
George Crawford
Geordie
Slavin
Ile
Glenlivet
Mistauhah—Cwafoad
Seth
Pieters
League
Henderson’s
Buchanan Street
Gleska
Slavin’s